Sale reports / Mississippi / Winona Livestock Auction / 2024-07-23

Winona Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Winona, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 23
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2119
Feeder Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 108▼ 5 vs year ago 101 · −5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 25▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mostly steady, Slaughter cows sold steady to $4 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.97/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −112.77 against this barn's trailing median of $341.74.
Average price
$228.97
8 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.10
vs MS average
−35.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541236.841,2824thin
Medium and Large 2527221.111,1664thin
One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
228.97
—
MS average13 barns · 345 hd
245.07
−16.10
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−35.66
This barn, trailing median7 sales
341.74
−112.77
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales
411367322278median 341.7403/3105/1909/2210/0610/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.24, low $291.80, median $341.74 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244128.121,5946thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,375116.371,6002thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average908100.549132thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,7383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,6653thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,334$1,9505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,7183thin

Every lot

43 lots · USDA AMS · Winona Stockyard - Winona, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435276.24/cwt275.00–277.501,2022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483266.28/cwt265.00–267.501,2862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525278.79/cwt270.00–290.001,4644
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4748
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333291.20/cwt290.00–292.509702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376284.81/cwt267.50–297.501,0718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415268.33/cwt240.00–285.001,1143
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470255.17/cwt240.00–267.501,1994
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518218.14/cwt210.00–225.001,1303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525237.45/cwt235.00–242.501,2473
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7141
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6824
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328318.55/cwt310.00–327.501,0452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469265.57/cwt260.00–270.001,2464
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515249.27/cwt240.00–255.001,2843
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625241.28/cwt237.50–245.001,5082
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908100.54/cwt95.00–105.009132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244128.12/cwt125.00–135.001,5946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375116.37/cwt115.00–118.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,737.93/head1,175.00–2,175.001,7383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,665.41/head1,425.00–1,925.001,6653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,527.13/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3341,950.43/head1,575.00–2,325.001,9505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.